Marklite | |
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General | |
Category | Carbonate mineral |
Formula (repeating unit) | Cu5(CO3)2(OH)6 · 6H2O |
IMA symbol | Mkl [1] |
Crystal system | Monoclinic |
Crystal class | 2/m - Prismatic |
Identification | |
Color | Blue |
References | [2] |
Marklite is a hydrated copper carbonate mineral named after Gregor Markl, a German mineralogist at the University of Tübingen. [3] Markl found the type specimen of marklite in the dumps of the Friedrich-Christian mine in the Black Forest Mountains in southwestern Germany. [4] Markl specializes in crustal petrology and geochemistry and has studied the hydrothermal ore deposits of the Black Forest area. [5] Jakub Plášil of the Institute of Physics at the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic and colleagues identified its structure. [6]
Marklite crystals are long, thin blades that reach 0.2 mm in length. The mineral is chemically similar to georgeite, claraite, cuproartinite, azurite, and malachite. [5]
Germany: Friedrich-Christian Mine, Wildschapbach valley, Schapbach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg
Marklite | |
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General | |
Category | Carbonate mineral |
Formula (repeating unit) | Cu5(CO3)2(OH)6 · 6H2O |
IMA symbol | Mkl [1] |
Crystal system | Monoclinic |
Crystal class | 2/m - Prismatic |
Identification | |
Color | Blue |
References | [2] |
Marklite is a hydrated copper carbonate mineral named after Gregor Markl, a German mineralogist at the University of Tübingen. [3] Markl found the type specimen of marklite in the dumps of the Friedrich-Christian mine in the Black Forest Mountains in southwestern Germany. [4] Markl specializes in crustal petrology and geochemistry and has studied the hydrothermal ore deposits of the Black Forest area. [5] Jakub Plášil of the Institute of Physics at the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic and colleagues identified its structure. [6]
Marklite crystals are long, thin blades that reach 0.2 mm in length. The mineral is chemically similar to georgeite, claraite, cuproartinite, azurite, and malachite. [5]
Germany: Friedrich-Christian Mine, Wildschapbach valley, Schapbach, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg